1854 State Census of Iowa, Benton County, Polk Township
Transcribed by Polly Eckles, copyright (c) 2003 by Polly Eckles
for the IAGenWeb State Census Project http://iagenweb.org/census/
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Census Year: 1854
Microfilm Number: H.Q.# 221-5, FHL# 1022206 Items 2-16
State: Iowa
County: Benton
Township: Polk including Marysville Village
Enumerator: W. Waitman - Assessor
Enumeration Date: [unknown]
Transcriber's Notes:
No page or line numbers appear on the original census. Page and line
numbers have been assigned by the transcriber to indicate the enumeration order.
Update 2007-01-25 Changed all three "Grimmer" surnames to "Primmer".
Update 2007-06-23 Changed one Griffen to Griffin.
"I do here By certify this to be a True report to the Best of my Knowledge
By W. Waitman Assessor"
"Marysville Benton Co Iowa
In the aforesaid Township I do here by
certify this to be a true * Report to the best ** Knowledge
By W. Waitman Assessor"
Update: August 2009, names proofread by Sue Soden (Benton Co. IaGenWeb).
DIVISION: Polk Township
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1854 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Benton DIVISION: Polk Twp ENUM: W. Waitman ENUM DATE: [unknown]
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NAME OF HEAD OF FAMILY CLR'D CLR'D TRANSCRIBER'S
PG LN LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI MALES FEMALES MALES FEMALES VOTERS MILITIA ALIENS TOTAL REMARKS
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70 1 Brammer Merida 5 4 1 1 9
70 2 Foglesang Mickell 4 2 1 1 6
70 3 Griffin William A 1 6 1 1 7
70 4 Berry Joshua 5 2 2 2 7
70 5 Hopkins Walter W 3 2 1 1 5
70 6 Garton Allen G 1 4 1 1 5
70 7 Miller Eli 4 3 1 1 7
70 8 Wyckoff A J 3 3 1 1 6
70 9 Robison John 4 3 1 1 7
70 10 Foglesang Christian 1 2 1 1 3
70 11 Foglesang George 4 1 1 1 5
70 12 Clark S T W 1 1 1 1 2
70 13 Jewel David 3 4 1 7
70 14 Bryson Elizabeth 2 3 5
70 15 Berry Lewis 2 2 1 1 4
70 16 Ferguson Elizabeth 2 2 1 4
70 17 McGuire Jesse 1 1 1 1 2 Blind (not Alien)
70 18 Hasken Robert 3 5 1 1 8
70 19 Brody Hugh 5 2 1 1 7
70 20 Kisling Joseph 4 4 1 1 8
70 21 Luther George 1 1 1 1 2
70 22 Brown Abraham 4 3 1 7
70 23 Spencer A N 4 3 2 2 7
70 24 Woods Hannibal 3 1 1 1 4
70 25 Boardman John 3 1 1 4
70 26 Mason H C 3 3 1 1 6
70 27 Hall A C 4 3 1 1 7
70 28 Shields Samuel 3 1 1 1 4
70 29 Lockhart Samuel M 5 6 2 3 11
70 30 Ketterman Justus 3 2 1 5
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1854 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Benton DIVISION: Polk Twp ENUM: W. Waitman ENUM DATE: [unknown]
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NAME OF HEAD OF FAMILY CLR'D CLR'D TRANSCRIBER'S
PG LN LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI MALES FEMALES MALES FEMALES VOTERS MILITIA ALIENS TOTAL REMARKS
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71 1 Jewel Edward 1 1 1 1
71 2 Rouse John C 1 1 1 1
71 3 Primmer P E 1 1 1 1
71 4 Jewel Henry J 1 1 1 1
71 5 Waitman Washington 2 1 1 1 3
71 6 Heatherkile A H 3 2 1 1 5 Featherkile
71 7 Culver Payton B 3 1 1 1 4
71 8 Pheasant Edwin 4 4 1 1 8
71 9 Remington Joseph 1 1 1 2
71 10 Belles William 2 1 1 1 3
71 11 Ferguson Isa 3 3 1 1 6
71 12 Hearndon Albert 5 1 1 6
71 13 Helms William 3 1 1 4
71 14 Garwin James 2 2 1 1 4
71 15 Miller John B 4 5 1 1 9
71 16 Kisling Peter T 5 7 1 1 12
71 17 Epperson Charles 8 4 1 12
71 18 Johnson Alexander H 1 1 1 1
71 19 Helms Jackson 2 2 1 1 4
71 20 Cooly Julia 3 3
71 21 Barrows Duff C 1 1 1 1 2
71 22 Graham Sarah Ann 1 4 5
71 23 Denison Jacob 4 1 1 1 5
71 24 Jackson James 1 3 1 1 4
71 25 Burk John L 4 2 1 1 6
71 26 Primmer Robert M 2 2 1 1 4
71 27 Primmer James 2 2 1 1 4
71 28 Lytle Edward 3 2 1 1 5
71 29 Canida Catherine 4 2 6
71 30 Spencer E B 4 1 2 2 5
71 31 Brody James 2 2 1 1 4
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1854 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Benton DIVISION: Polk Twp ENUM: W. Waitman ENUM DATE: [unknown]
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NAME OF HEAD OF FAMILY CLR'D CLR'D TRANSCRIBER'S
PG LN LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI MALES FEMALES MALES FEMALES VOTERS MILITIA ALIENS TOTAL REMARKS
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72 1 Crawford G S 1 1 1 1 2
72 2 Michell William 1 7 1 1 8
72 3 Slattery John 3 1 3
72 4 Picken John N 3 2 1 1 5
72 5 Harrison James B 5 4 3 2 9
72 6 Slattery John 2 2 1 1 4
72 7 Todd Johnathan 3 1 2 2 4
72 8 Aban John 4 3 1 1 7
72 9 Fitzgarold John H 5 2 1 1 7
72 10 Ferguson John 7 4 1 1 11
72 11 Bryson John 1 2 1 1 3
72 12 Ferguson Lewis 3 1 1 1 4
72 13 Shumker Micheal 3 3 1 1 6
72 14 Goodwin Richard 4 1 1 1 5
72 15 Cox John 8 2 1 1 10
DIVISION: Marysville Village, Polk Township
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1854 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Benton DIVISION: Polk Twp, Marysville ENUM: W. Waitman ENUM DATE: [unknown]
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NAME OF HEAD OF FAMILY CLR'D CLR'D TRANSCRIBER'S
PG LN LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI MALES FEMALES MALES FEMALES VOTERS MILITIA ALIENS TOTAL REMARKS
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73 1 Waitman John G 6 3 1 1 9
73 2 Suttle John 4 3 1 1 7
73 3 Bryson Joseph 2 1 1 1 3
73 4 Milton Joel W 4 4 1 1 8
73 5 Osborn Samuel 6 3 1 2 9
73 6 Beeman Jacob R 1 2 1 1 3
73 7 Hopkins W W 3 2 1 1 5 First name was Walter - Line crossed out
73 8 Lee James 1 3 1 1 4
73 9 Guthrie James A 2 4 2 1 6 End of Marysville Village and Polk Twp
